Claes Buckwalter

First climb I've done since September 2020

A nice climb. Good for beginners.

Two weeks ago I did the the part on the pillar but did not realize I had to step over the gap to the main wall and use the anchor by the cross. Today I finished it. Used the left edge of pillar. Stepped over at the top. Faced east, first a hand, then stemmed my way up until I could clip the bolt. Grabed the jug with my left hand when I stepped over. The most difficult part was almost clearing the route. The maillon rapid was quite worn. Should probably have used the anchor next to the cross.

Too short to be worth it. Also, rope goes through a big crevice on the way down. It would be better to take the anchor of the route to the left.

Warm up climb. Start was slippery. Between 1st and 2nd bolt, I went right and did a bouldery move, but the proper way was probably to go straight up. After the ledge it got more interesting. Not really a good warm up route because the start is slippery and high risk.

Fun layback crack climb with a roof! Slightly nerve-wracking to transition from under the roof to the next bolt.

Nice bouldery moves.

A second anchor has been added two bolts above the first original one. My estimate is that to the second anchor it is a 6a+.

Exposed. Sparsely bolted. Anchor was two bolts with ring-nuts. One nut was loose. I sacrificed a quickdraw to link the nuts.

Overhanging with good holds. Lots of fun. Practiced big falls afterwards with Tristan.

Tricky move at second bolt requiring you trust your left foot. Figured out a nice sequence at the third bolt.

I think I deviated and did a 4+ variant instead.

Fun

Fun

Warm up

Fun!

Did first pitch only.

Just lay back!

May have diverted from intended route. Will do re-climb.

5c. Very tricky start.

Tricky start, then pretty soft.

5b.